I can't comment about the particulars from 3,000 miles away, but I find it interesting that the city government opted to neglect the issue. That is until they could declare an emergency and get others to pay for what they should have been paying for all along.
This all too common these days, and one has to wonder where people think other people get their dough, and we might consider what would happen when everybody starts playing the same game.
I agree that it calls for changes, and it's sad that the city needed such a high body count before caring. Unfortunately, if the "declare an emergency to get outside funding" game weren't an option, I doubt they'd be motivated even now,
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